Attempt to blow up Egypt-Israel-Jordan natural gas pipeline fails

Israel Radio reports at 2:00 on Sunday that an attempt to blow up the Egyptian natural gas pipeline to Israel and Jordan has failed.

According to the report, six men overpowered a guard at a facility west of El Arish, left an explosive device and fled.

The fuse of the explosive device malfunctioned and Egyptian army sappers were able to defuse the bomb.

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